diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb
index 1d614dc8bf..957e8acc90 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 require "active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter"
 require "active_record/connection_adapters/mysql/database_statements"
 
-gem "mysql2", ">= 0.3.18", "< 0.5"
+gem "mysql2", ">= 0.3.18", "< 0.5", "!= 0.4.3"
 require "mysql2"
-raise "mysql2 0.4.3 is not supported. Please upgrade to 0.4.4+" if Mysql2::VERSION == "0.4.3"
 
 module ActiveRecord
   module ConnectionHandling # :nodoc: